Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “High-risk news coverage: Reporting the crackdown in Myanmar | The Listening Post” – below is their description.
As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an information lifeline in Myanmar.
Contributors:
Swe Win – Editor-in-chief, Myanmar Now
Aye Chan Naing – Chief editor, Democratic Voice of Burma
Wai Hnin Pwint Thon – The Burma Campaign UK
Wai Wai Nu – Human rights activist; founder, Women’s Peace Network
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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